Dreadlocks and Dress Codes
Last Thursday DeAndre Arnold appeared on the Ellen show and was gifted a $20,000 dollar scholarship from Ellen and Alicia Keys. On Friday he was publicly invited to the Oscars […]
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Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Student Found Ineligible to Play Varsity Sports
This week, in Martinez v. New Deal Independent School District, No. 19-50603, 2020 WL 536253, at *2 (5th Cir. Feb. 3, 2020), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the
Parent Communication Plan Properly Addressed Excessive and Intimidating Communications With School Staff
In L. F. v. Lake Washington Sch. Dist. #414, No. 18-35792, 2020 WL 253572 (9th Cir. Jan. 17, 2020), the father of two Washington state public school students sued the
Special Education Law Conference: a Conversation with Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh, founding partner of Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle PC in Austin, will be moderating our upcoming 34th annual Spring Conference on Special Education Law. Jim and other
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Updated Federal Guidance On Prayer In Public Schools
On January 16, 2020, the White House issued updated guidance on prayer in public schools. The stated purpose of the guidance is to provide information on the current state of
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TEA’s Do Not Hire Registry Has Launched
Although TEA likely hopes to prevent the hiring of teachers who are investigated for offenses far more serious than simply being a “bad” teacher, the new Do Not Hire registry
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Employee Failed To Show His Fitness To Return To Work After Medical Leave
This case out of Mississippi does not involve a school district, but the same analysis applies in a school context when an employee fails to demonstrate fitness to return to
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Can Citizens Who Make Threats At Board Meetings Be Banned?
The case, Monroe v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., No. CV H-19-1991, 2019 WL 7206031, (S.D. Tex. Dec. 11, 2019), examined whether a citizen who made threatening remarks and gestures toward
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Meet Karen Dooley: TASB Co-Presenter of Effective Documentation of Teachers
In anticipation of our upcoming workshop Effective Documentation of Teachers, we sat down with our two co-presenters from TASB HR Services. This week, we’re excited to introduce you to Karen
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Appeals Court Hears Oral Argument In Administrators’ First Amendment And Whistleblower Suit
The Fifth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a First Amendment and Texas Whistleblower suit brought by former elementary school administrators against the Northside Independent School District and its superintendent.
